MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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